Marty The Robot V2

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Can understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including abstraction, logic, algorithms and data representation.

Using technology as a part of explorative and creative process

Understanding technological system operations through making

Building common knowledge of technological solutions and their meaning in everyday life

Practising to understand visual concepts and shapes and observe their qualities

Learning to acquire, modify and produce information in different forms

Practicing logical reasoning to understand and interpret information in different forms

Practicing decision making

Learning to plan and organize work processes

Practicing to use foreign language as a communication tool

Learning decision-making, influencing and accountability

Learning to listen other people’s opinions

Practicing to work with others

Encouraging to build new information and visions

Learning to face respectfully people and follow the good manners

Practicing to notice links between subjects learned

Learning to combine information to find new innovations

Learning to build information on top of previously learned

Practicing to notice causal connections

Learning to face failures and disappointments

Develop and apply their analytic, problem-solving, design, and computational thinking skills.

Understand the hardware and software components that make up computer systems.

Understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including abstraction, logic, algorithms and data representation.

Design and develop modular programs that use procedures or functions.

Learn to analyse problems in computational terms

Use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms work and to detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs.

Use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs; work with variables and various forms of input and output.

Design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts.

Recognise common uses of information technology beyond school.

Use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content.

Use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs.

Create and debug simple programs.

Understand what algorithms are; how they are implemented as programs on digital devices; and that programs execute by following precise and unambiguous instructions.

Can evaluate and apply information technology, including new or unfamiliar technologies, analytically to solve problems.

Can analyse problems in computational terms, and have repeated practical experience of writing computer programs in order to solve such problems.

Practicing strategic thinking

Developing problem solving skills

Practicing  to use imagination and to be innovative

Encouraging students to be innovative and express new ideas

Practicing creative thinking

Creating requirements for creative thinking

Learning to find the joy of learning and new challenges

Practicing persistent working

Learning to notice causal connections

Practising visual recognition

Practicing fine motor skills

Using technology as a part of explorative process

Practicing logical reasoning, algorithms and programming through making

Apply their understanding of computing to program, monitor and control their products.

Explore and use mechanisms [for example, levers, sliders, wheels and axles], in their products.

Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking, drawing, templates, mock-ups and, where appropriate, information and communication technology.

Design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria.

Critique, evaluate and test their ideas and products and the work of others.

Apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures.

Understand and use electrical systems in their products [for example, series circuits incorporating switches, bulbs, buzzers and motors].

Evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria and consider the views of others to improve their work.

Investigate and analyse a range of existing products.

Explore and evaluate a range of existing products.

Develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed to perform everyday tasks confidently and to participate successfully in an increasingly technological world.

Using technology resources for problem solving

Practicing to take care of own and other people’s safety

Encouraging the growth of positive self-image

Practicing to look things from different perspectives

Practicing to use imagination and to be innovative

Practicing to improvise

Practicing categorization and classification

Learning to use foreign language in work context

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3-5-ETS1-1. Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.

3-5-ETS1-3. Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.

K-2-ETS1-1. Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.

Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing], accurately.

Understand and use mechanical systems in their products [for example, gears, pulleys, cams, levers and linkages].

Select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing].

Develop their capability, creativity and knowledge in computer science, digital media and information technology.

Use logical reasoning to compare the utility of alternative algorithms for the same problem.

Use two or more programming languages, at least one of which is textual, to solve a variety of computational problems.

Undertake creative projects that involve selecting, using, and combining multiple applications, preferably across a range of devices.

Understand simple Boolean logic and some of its uses in circuits and programming.

Understand several key algorithms that reflect computational thinking.

Understand how numbers can be represented in binary, and be able to carry out simple operations on binary numbers.

Understand how data of various types can be represented and manipulated digitally, in the form of binary digits.

Learn to evaluate and apply information technology, including new or unfamiliar technologies, analytically to solve problems.

Be responsible, competent, confident and creative users of information and communication technology.

Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks accurately

Apply computing and use electronics to embed intelligence in products that respond to inputs, and control outputs, using programmable components

Understand and use mechanical systems in their products

Understand and use electrical systems in their products

Connecting subjects learned at school to skills needed at working life

Encouraging positive attitude towards working life

Practicing versatile ways of working

Understand simple Boolean logic [for example, AND, OR and NOT] and some of its uses in circuits and programming; understand how numbers can be represented in binary, and be able to carry out simple operations on binary numbers.

Understand what algorithms are, how they are implemented as programs on digital devices, and that programs execute by following precise and unambiguous instructions.

Understand the hardware and software components that make up computer systems, and how they communicate with one another and with other systems.

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Identify and solve their own design problems and understand how to reformulate problems given to them

Experiencing and exploring sounds and music from different sources

Select, use and combine a variety of software on a range of digital devices to design and create a range of programs, systems and content that accomplish given goals, including collecting, analysing, evaluating and presenting data and information.

Practicing to recognize and express feelings

Understanding and practicing safe and responsible uses of technology

Understand how instructions are stored and executed within a computer system; understand how data of various types (including text, sounds and pictures) can be represented and manipulated digitally, in the form of binary digits.

Undertake creative projects that involve selecting, using, and combining multiple applications, preferably across a range of devices, to achieve challenging goals, including collecting and analysing data and meeting the needs of known users.

Design, use and evaluate computational abstractions that model the state and behaviour of real-world problems and physical systems.

Investigate new and emerging technologies

Participate successfully in an increasingly technological world

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Children can turn their block-based program into Python code.
In conjunction with Codey Rocky, mBlock software allows children to get to grips with artificial intelligence (AI), including image and voice recognition, as well as deep learning. 
Codey Rocky comes with learning materials, examples and tutorials to support children in their learning every step of the way.

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Practicing to create questions and make justifiable arguments based on observations

Using technology for interaction and collaboration (also internationally)

Using technology for interaction and collaboration

Using technological resources for finding and applying information

Practicing to plan and execute studies, make observations and measurements

Practicing keyboard skills and touch typing

Familiarizing with the influences of media and understanding its affordances

Understanding and interpreting of matrices and diagrams

Practicing time management

Use an iterative process to plan the development of a program by including others' perspectives and considering user preferences.

Test and debug (identify and fix errors) a program or algorithm to ensure it runs as intended.

Take on varying roles, with teacher guidance, when collaborating with peers during the design, implementation, and review stages of program development.

Describe choices made during program development using code comments, presentations, and demonstrations.

Decompose (break down) problems into smaller, manageable subproblems to facilitate the program development process.

Create programs that include sequences, events, loops, and conditionals.

Compare and refine multiple algorithms for the same task and determine which is the most appropriate.

Debug (identify and fix) errors in an algorithm or program that includes sequences and simple loops.

Decompose (break down) the steps needed to solve a problem into a precise sequence of instructions.

Develop programs with sequences and simple loops, to express ideas or address a problem.

Model the way programs store and manipulate data by using numbers or other symbols to represent information.

Model daily processes by creating and following algorithms (sets of step-by-step instructions) to complete tasks.

Using correct terminology, describe steps taken and choices made during the iterative process of program development.

Give attribution when using the ideas and creations of others while developing programs.

Develop plans that describe a program’s sequence of events, goals, and expected outcomes.

Practicing to observe spoken and written language

Practicing memorizing skills

Practicing to evaluate one's own learning

Practicing to take responsibility of one's own learning

Describe how internal and external parts of computing devices function to form a system.

Describe basic hardware and software problems using accurate terminology.

Use appropriate terminology in identifying and describing the function of common physical components of computing systems (hardware).

Modify, remix, or incorporate portions of an existing program into one's own work, to develop something new or add more advanced features.

Select and operate appropriate software to perform a variety of tasks, and recognize that users have different needs and preferences for the technology they use.

Create programs that use variables to store and modify data.

Model how computer hardware and software work together as a system to accomplish tasks.

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Practicing to give, get and reflect feedback

Select from and use specialist tools, techniques, processes, equipment and machinery precisely, including computer-aided manufacture

Test, evaluate and refine their ideas and products against a specification, taking into account the views of intended users and other interested groups

Understand developments in design and technology, its impact on individuals, society and the environment, and the responsibilities of designers, engineers and technologis

Understand how more advanced electrical and electronic systems can be powered and used in their products

Understand how more advanced mechanical systems used in their products enable changes in movement and force

Select from and use a wider, more complex range of materials, components and ingredients, taking into account their properties

Critique, evaluate and test their ideas and products and the work of others

Understand how key events and individuals in design and technology have helped shape the world

Use a variety of approaches, to generate creative ideas and avoid stereotypical responses

Learning to recognise and evaluate arguments and their reasonings

Learning to understand  the meaning of rules, contracts and trust

Enabling the growth of positive self-image

Practicing to find, evaluate and share information

Practicing to use information independently and interactively

Learning to plan and design own written content and textual representations

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K-2-ETS1-3. Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.

K-2-ETS1-2. Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.

3-5-ETS1-2. Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Build and apply a repertoire of knowledge, understanding and skills in order to design and make high-quality prototypes and products for a wide range of users

MS-ETS1-2. Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Practicing to use arts as a way to express

Practicing to find ways of working that are best for oneself

Evaluating and applying information technology, including new or unfamiliar technologies, analytically to solve problems

Using information technology to create programs, systems and a range of content

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